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23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. ( T) Even the dogs came and licked his sores.Ģ2 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. ( R) 20 At his gate was laid a beggar ( S) named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. ( Q) The Rich Man and Lazarusġ9 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. ( P)ġ8 “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. 17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. ( N) Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, ( O) and everyone is forcing their way into it. Additional Teachingsġ6 “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John.

( M) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight. ( K) 15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves ( L) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. You cannot serve both God and money.” ( I)ġ4 The Pharisees, who loved money, ( J) heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, ( H) who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?ġ3 “No one can serve two masters. ( F)ġ0 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, ( G) and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. ( D) 9 I tell you, use worldly wealth ( E) to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. For the people of this world ( B) are more shrewd ( C) in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light. “He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’Ĩ “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. “‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’ he replied. “The manager told him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred and fifty.’ħ “Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’Ħ “‘Nine hundred gallons of olive oil,’ he replied. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg- 4 I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’ĥ “So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ( A) 2 So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.’ģ “The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. 16 Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
